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The 32nd International Horticultural Congress (IHC 2026)

August 23rd 2026
The congress will be held from 23rd-28th August, 2026 at the Kyoto International Conference Centre (ICC Kyoto) in Japan... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Charity Garden Tour to Theobalds Farmhouse Garden

July 1st 2025
Join Perennial for a garden tour of Theobolds Farmhouse Garden in 2025... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Charity Garden Tour to Canterbury Cathedral

June 24th 2025
Join Perennial for a garden tour of Canterbury Cathedral in 2025... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Charity Garden Tour to Brockhampton Cottage and The Laskett

June 13th 2025
Join Perennial for a double garden tour in 2025... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Charity Garden Tour to Sandringham Estate

June 3rd 2025
Join Perennial for an exclusive garden tour of Sandringham Estate in 2025... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Charity Garden Tour to The Holt

May 16th 2025
Join Perennial for a 'unmissable' opportunity to visit the private garden at The Holt in 2025... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Charity Garden Tour to the All England Lawn Tennis Club

May 15th 2025
Join Perennial for a garden tour of the AELTC at Wimbledon in 2025... Read the rest of this entry

NGS Event: 'Monty Don in Conversation with Sophie Raworth'

February 20th 2025
This live event will take place at the Royal Geographical Society... Read the rest of this entry

AIPH Green City Briefings 2024: 'Promoting Biodiversity Across The City

December 12th 2024
AIPH and WCOG present a new series of the Green City Briefings, continuing with this seventh (and last) webinar of 2024... Read the rest of this entry

City Christmas Fair 2024

December 2nd 2024
The City Christmas Fair returns for 2024 at The Drapers' Hall in the City of London... Read the rest of this entry

The Greenfingers Fundraising Dinner 2024

November 28th 2024
The much-loved Fundraising Dinner is once again being held at... Read the rest of this entry

NGS Annual Lecture 2024: ‘Gardening for the Future’ with Fergus Garrett at The Garden Museum

November 26th 2024
Join this NGS (National Garden Scheme) lecture either in-person or online for a discussion on how biodiversity can… Read the rest of this entry

The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event 2024

November 12th 2024
The Historic Buildings, Parks and Gardens Event (HBPGE) is held annually in parallel with the Historic Houses Annual General Meeting... Read the rest of this entry

AIPH Green City Briefings 2024: ‘Growing Trees for Climate Change Resilient Cities’

November 7th 2024
AIPH and WCOG present a new series of the Green City Briefings, continuing with this sixth webinar of 2024... Read the rest of this entry

The Chanticleer USA Christopher Lloyd Scholarship at Great Dixter, Closing Date: 1st November, 2024

November 1st 2024
The Scholarship was conceived to provide a gardener from the United States with a year-long, practical education at two of the world’s most respected gardens... Read the rest of this entry

The Garden Museum: 'Lost Gardens of London' Exhibition

October 23rd 2024
This exhibition will 'reveal the secret history of some of London's most beguiling forgotten gardens'... Read the rest of this entry

Livery Climate Action Group (LCAG) Conference 2024: 'Planning for a Resilient Future’

October 22nd 2024
This (annual) LCAG conference will take place in the magnificent Merchant Taylors' Hall... Read the rest of this entry

AIPH Green City Briefings 2024: 'Inspiring Green Cities of the Future'

October 17th 2024
AIPH and WCOG present a new series of the Green City Briefings, continuing with this fifth webinar of 2024... Read the rest of this entry

Futurescape London 2024

October 15th 2024
The UK’s largest landscape expo & trade event, with seminars, live debates & a variety of exhibitors... Read the rest of this entry

Gardeners’ Climate Change insights Sought As RHS Adapts Its Own Plant Collections

October 15th 2024
RHS & Universities of Sheffield and Reading collaborative project – climate change gardening survey calls for UK gardeners to take part... Read the rest of this entry

CIH Conference 2024

October 15th 2024
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture's annual conference is back for 2024... Read the rest of this entry

The City Festival of Music, Invention, and Knowledge

October 10th 2024
The City Festival of Music, Invention, and Knowledge launches with an exciting line-up of events at iconic venues across the Square Mile, running from 10th October, 2024 to 24th October, 2024... Read the rest of this entry

The City of London Corporation Awarded the World Urban Parks Legacy Award 2024

October 7th 2024
In recognition of its outstanding contribution to the preservation, management, and enhancement of London’s urban green spaces... Read the rest of this entry

'Dig Deep for Perennial' Fundraising Lunch 2024

October 4th 2024
A brand new event for 2024, to raise funds for the charity, Perennial... Read the rest of this entry

Next Lord Mayor of the City of London Elected!

September 30th 2024
The 696th Lord Mayor of the City of London has been elected... Read the rest of this entry

The RHS and ISHS III International Symposium on Greener Cities: Improving Ecosystem Services in a Climate-Changing World (‘Green Cities 2024’)

September 25th 2024
This international event will bring together over 200 academics, experts and the horticultural community across four days... Read the rest of this entry

AIPH Green City Briefings 2024: 'Planting for Managing Urban Heat'

September 19th 2024
AIPH and WCOG present a new series of the Green City Briefings, continuing with this fourth webinar of 2024... Read the rest of this entry

Pollinating London Together – Hyde Park Visit

September 18th 2024
Join PLT on a visit, with the Royal Parks, to Hyde Park in the evening. With an option to go for supper afterwards... Read the rest of this entry

The Gardens Trust Lecture: A History of Gardens 2 – Early 17th-Century Plants and Gardens

September 10th 2024
First of five talks which will examine how gardens developed during the 17th century... Read the rest of this entry

Arboricultural Association Conference 2024

September 9th 2024
The UK's biggest Arboriculture conference will take place at... Read the rest of this entry

76th AIPH Annual Congress, Warsaw, Poland

September 3rd 2024
The 76th AIPH Annual Congress will take place this September alongside the 'Green is Life' Expo... Read the rest of this entry

Medicinal Plant Lectures 2024 – At the Royal College of Physicians – September

September 2nd 2024
The last remaining Medicinal Plant Lecture of 2024... Read the rest of this entry

The Beth Chatto Symposium 2024 – 'Beneath the Surface'

August 29th 2024
The famous symposium returns for 2024... Read the rest of this entry

'Mediterranean with Live Jazz' Supper Club at the Chelsea Physic Garden

August 21st 2024
This August, a special jazz Supper Club will be taking place at the Chelsea Physic Garden... Read the rest of this entry

Plant Fairs Roadshow 2024 – Future Dates

August 18th 2024
A list of the remaining upcoming locations and dates on the roadshow... Read the rest of this entry

Beginner’s Guide to Plant Identification with Dr Mark Spencer

August 11th 2024
A short course in plant identification, brought to you by the Chelsea Physic Garden... Read the rest of this entry

Garden Museum: ‘A Horticultural Odyssey: A Sponsored Swim of 63 Miles in the Peloponnese for Lambeth Green’

August 11th 2024
Lambeth Green is the Garden Museum’s current major project, which will eventually see 5.3 acres of land adjacent to the Museum, transformed into... Read the rest of this entry

Medicinal Plant Lectures 2024 – at the Royal College of Physicians

July 25th 2024
The upcoming Garden Lectures will take place this July and September... Read the rest of this entry

Ian Berry: The Secret Garden at The Garden Museum

July 13th 2024
A exhibition featuring a 'magical' urban secret garden – crafted from recycled denim jeans!... Read the rest of this entry

AIPH Green City Briefings 2024: 'Creating Successful Urban Greening: Planning and Policy'

July 11th 2024
AIPH and WCOG present a new series of the Green City Briefings, continuing with this third webinar of 2024... Read the rest of this entry

'Leafy Legacies' at Kew Gardens

July 11th 2024
A new free-to-enter historical exhibit in RBG Kew's Herbarium building, on until July 2024... Read the rest of this entry

Exhibition – 'Revealing Nature: The Art of Cedric Morris and Lett-Haines' at Gainsborough's House

July 6th 2024
This exhibition is the first to chart the phenomenal artistic careers of Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines and runs until this November... Read the rest of this entry

Garden Museum Conference: 'Gardens for Museums'

July 3rd 2024
An insightful day conference looking at the creation of museum gardens... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2024

July 2nd 2024
Including 7 reasons to spend a day at the Festival in 2024... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Special Event: Madresfield Court

June 27th 2024
A garden tour (and lunch) to Madresfield Court in Malvern... Read the rest of this entry

Garden Museum Literary Festival 2024 at Sezincote House

June 22nd 2024
The tenth Literary Festival will take place at Sezincote House, in Gloucestershire... Read the rest of this entry

Borde Hill Garden Festival 2024

June 22nd 2024
'Where the splendour of nature meets aspirational outdoor living – featuring guest speakers, curated stalls, fringe events and fusion food.' Read the rest of this entry

Blenheim Palace Flower Show 2024

June 21st 2024
The three-day show is back this June, to 'showcase the best of British gardening'... Read the rest of this entry

Iford Manor Jazz Festival

June 20th 2024
Visit Iford Manor this June for 'jazz in the garden'... Read the rest of this entry

HTA National Plant Show 2024

June 19th 2024
The HTA is excited to host the 14th National Plant Show this June... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Special Event: Stavordale Priory Garden Tour

June 18th 2024
This is a rare opportunity to experience the gardens of Stavordale Priory, the home of... Read the rest of this entry

AIPH Green City Briefings 2024: 'Seeding a sense of place in urban parks'

June 13th 2024
AIPH and WCOG present a new series of the Green City Briefings, continuing with this second webinar of 2024... Read the rest of this entry

London Open Gardens Weekend/The Royal College of Physicians' Medicinal Garden

June 8th 2024
London Open Gardens weekend takes place this June, included is The Royal College of Physicians' Medicinal Garden... Read the rest of this entry

CUBG: Festival of Plants 2024

June 8th 2024
Visit Cambridge University Botanic Garden for its annual Festival... Read the rest of this entry

Garden Museum – British Flowers Week 2024 – Meet The Designers Talk

June 6th 2024
Join The Garden Museum for a conversation with this year’s  exhibiting floral designers, including... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Warns of Bumper Year for Box Tree Moth

May 27th 2024
The RHS has received nearly five times as many reports of the insect in the first four months of 2024... Read the rest of this entry

Behind the Scenes with the Head Gardener at Chelsea Physic Garden

May 23rd 2024
Join the Head of Plant Collections, Nell Jones, for a very special behind-the-scenes tour of Chelsea Physic Garden... Read the rest of this entry

Gardens with a Twist to Feature at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

May 21st 2024
An edible skate park, growing for gut health, and a tropical forest full of rare and unusual plants put a twist on gardening in... Read the rest of this entry

Small Space Gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show Tackle Extreme Weather Conditions

May 21st 2024
Designers of the Balcony and Container Gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, are full of inspiration to help UK gardeners tackle extreme weather conditions... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Announces Record Charitable Investment As It Gets People Growing For Health, Happiness And The Environment

May 20th 2024
Figures were revealed ahead of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show that will 'put young people and green skills front and centre'... Read the rest of this entry

London Craft Week – 'The Tree of Life Motif: Honouring Nature in the Home'

May 16th 2024
As part of London Craft Week, the Linnean Society will host a botanical motif design workshop and lecture with Dr Susanna Paisley... Read the rest of this entry

AIPH Green City Briefings 2024: 'Flourishing Urban Design With Plants'

May 16th 2024
AIPH and WCOG present a new series of the Green City Briefings, beginning this May... Read the rest of this entry

Exhibition – Gardening Bohemia: Bloomsbury Women Outdoors

May 15th 2024
An upcoming exhibition at The Garden Museum... Read the rest of this entry

Party for Perennial 2024

May 9th 2024
The popular horticultural networking event for charity returns for 2024... Read the rest of this entry

ClipFest'24 at Ichi-Coo Park

May 5th 2024
An event with its roots in topiary, 'encouraging creativity to blossom and friendships to flourish'... Read the rest of this entry

CIH James Bruce Memorial Lecture 2024

May 1st 2024
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture's annual lecture, presented by Alan Sargent... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Learning – Green Careers Open Day

April 27th 2024
Meet employers, training providers and voluntary organisations from the green sector at this careers event at RHS Garden Wisley... Read the rest of this entry

Chelsea Physic Garden Plant Festival 2024

April 27th 2024
A celebration of spring, with a plant fair in London's oldest botanic garden... Read the rest of this entry

Spring Fair at Harcourt Arboretum

April 27th 2024
The annual Spring Fair at Harcourt Arboretum returns for 2024... Read the rest of this entry

Biggest RHS Shows Innovations For A Generation To Reach New Audiences And Inspire More People To Get Gardening

April 26th 2024
Some of the biggest and most exciting changes for a generation are being made to RHS Flower Shows... Read the rest of this entry

Floral Design – Diploma Course Including an Introduction to Ikebana at Judith Blacklock Flower School

April 24th 2024
The Judith Blacklock Flower School is offering a three-day floral design (diploma course), covering... Read the rest of this entry

2024 Young Horticulturist of the Year – Grand Finalists Line-Up Announced!

April 18th 2024
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture, is pleased to announce the Grand Finalists for the 2024 YHOY... Read the rest of this entry

New for 2024 – The RHS Urban Show

April 18th 2024
Set in the heart of Manchester at Depot Mayfield, an exciting new plant show focusing on urban gardening and... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Special Events 2024 – Garden Tours Recap

April 17th 2024
A reminder of the remaining garden tours events which still have tickets available (at the time of writing)... Read the rest of this entry

The History of RHS Rosemoor – Walk & Talk

April 16th 2024
Visit the RHS Garden Rosemoor for a walk & talk/guided tour this spring... Read the rest of this entry

Garden Museum: Spring Plant Fair 2024

April 14th 2024
The annual plant fair returns for 2024... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Garden Wisley Opens Oakwood Summerhouse To Pay Homage To Ellen Willmott

April 12th 2024
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is to reinstate the forgotten history of horticultural icon Ellen Willmott, who... Read the rest of this entry

Young Botanical Artist 2023 Exhibition Closes 7th April 2024

April 7th 2024
Come and view an exhibition of awarded botanical illustrations... Read the rest of this entry

CUBG Classroom Course – Growing Orchids: Theory and Practice

March 30th 2024
Learn about orchid cultivation and propagation at Cambridge University Botanic Garden... Read the rest of this entry

Garden Museum Talk: 'Urban Ecology & Greening the Public Realm'

March 19th 2024
Join The Garden Museum for a discussion around Urban Ecology led by Benny Hawksbee... Read the rest of this entry

Perennial Charity Garden Visit to: Ashwood Nurseries

March 7th 2024
An enjoyable and informative day at Ashwood Nurseries and John Massey's private garden... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Apprenticeships 2024 – Applications Have Opened

March 1st 2024
Applications across all five RHS Gardens for apprenticeships are now open... Read the rest of this entry

SoilsCon Returns in 2024

February 28th 2024
After a four-year break, the soil-related conference returns... Read the rest of this entry

London Careers Festival 2024: Livery Schools Link Showcase

February 26th 2024
The London Careers Festival returns for 2024... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Partner Garden of the Year Competition 2024

February 22nd 2024
Millions of garden lovers across the country – and beyond – invited to vote for their favourite RHS Partner Garden for 2024... Read the rest of this entry

The Garden Press Event 2024

February 20th 2024
The one-day boutique exhibition exclusively for the gardening press and media, returns for 2024... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Orchid Show – 15th-17th March 2024

February 16th 2024
The RHS brings radiance of popular orchid show to the capital... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Calls On Public To Spot Bumblebees On Blooms

February 12th 2024
The RHS, supported by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, is calling on all members of the public to observe bumblebee sightings on flowers in... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Comments on the Government’s Response to the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee Report

February 12th 2024
Response to the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee Report... Read the rest of this entry

Young Horticulturist of the Year 2024 – Opens for Entries

February 1st 2024
The Young Horticulturist of the Year competition returns... Read the rest of this entry

The Gardens Trust: London Round Table - Why Garden History?

January 29th 2024
Join this lively debate with a panel of historians, landscape architects and conservation and heritage professionals who will... Read the rest of this entry

Trees in Winter Tour at Chelsea Physic Garden

January 26th 2024
Join arboriculturist Greg Packman for a guided tour of... Read the rest of this entry

Oxford Botanic Garden: Winter Lecture Series 2024

January 25th 2024
A series of 5 evening talks running from January - March 2024... Read the rest of this entry

RHS to hold Horticulture Careers Discovery Week this January

January 22nd 2024
This event runs from 22 – 26 January, 2024... Read the rest of this entry

RHS and GCA Interchange Fellowship (2024)

January 19th 2024
A reciprocal exchange programme between British and American horticultural students... Read the rest of this entry

Writtle University College – Horticultural Lecture Series 2024

January 16th 2024
A series of 6 evening lectures, running from January – June 2024... Read the rest of this entry

The Gardens Trust & FOLAR Present 'Community Landscapes' Series of Talks

January 10th 2024
A series of five talks on different approaches to community engagement with existing and new landscapes. The talks run from Jan – Feb 2024... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Unveils List of Plants to Match Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2024

January 10th 2024
The RHS has compiled a list of plants to correspond with Pantone Color Institute’s Colour of the Year 2024... Read the rest of this entry

RHS Gardening Trends for 2024

December 29th 2023
Resilient, planet-friendly gardens, greening grey space and purple veg!... Read the rest of this entry